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House Democrats hoped to unseat up to four incumbent New York Republicans on Tuesday as part of their long-shot effort to regain control of the House. Democrats’ top four targets were freshman Reps. Nan Hayworth and Chris Gibson in the Hudson Valley, Ann Marie Buerkle in the Syracuse area and Michael Grimm on Staten Island. […] …

Control of the state Senate will be decided tonight as Republicans seek to retain their majority, and Democrats hope to regain the power they lost two years ago. Voters will also choose candidates in 27 U.S. House races and decide whether to give U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand a full six-year term. A Siena College poll […] …

It’s Election Day(!!!) and political campaigns in New York are now required to disclose any last-minute contributions of $1,000 or more within 24 hours of when they’re received. Here’s a sampling of the latest: – Among the most-active advocacy groups pouring last-minute money into state-level political campaigns? Medical organizations. The Medical Society of New York […] …

The Gannett Albany Bureau will be covering Election Night here in New York, and Jon Campbell and I will have a preview of the races live at 6 p.m. in our studio. Watch it live below: We will be providing live updates on our blogs and on Twitter. Follow Jon Campbell at https://twitter.com/JonCampbellGAN and me […] …

Gov. Andrew Cuomo stressed the importance of voting Tuesday and asked those in the New York City area to be patient as polling places might be more hectic than usual in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. “Today is Election Day, and that is an important day and an important right for all of us,” he […] …

The state is preparing for a nor’easter storm that’s approaching New York’s vulnerable coastline in the midst of Superstorm Sandy recovery, officials said at a Manhattan news conference Tuesday morning. Howard Glaser, director of state operations, said the National Weather Service gave good news in a conference call with state leaders, sharing their predictions on […] …

A judge on New York’s high court has died. State Court of Appeals Associate Judge Theodore Jones, of New City, Rockland County, died overnight of an apparent heart attack, according to a court spokesman. He was 68. It is unclear whether he died late Monday night or early Tuesday morning. Jones had served on the […] …

So you think you know New York’s senators? Last night’s Jeopardy! was for you. During the Double Jeopardy round of the popular television quiz show, an entire category was devoted to the New York’s representatives in the U.S. Senate, spanning eras and—with one clue—stumping contestants. How would you have fared? Try it out. Each of […] …

Calling the remaining power outages in Westchester and Nassau counties “truly terrible,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo dialed up the anger he has directed at the state’s utility companies, telling reporters Monday that he’s “not happy with any of them. As of Cuomo’s 5:15 p.m. briefing, about 480,000 customers remained without power in downstate New York, down […] …